About Bill C-218
On June 20, 2025, Tamara Jansen (MP – Cloverdale – Langley City) introduced private members Bill C-218 in the House of Commons to prevent euthanasia (MAiD) for mental illness by excluding mental illness from being defined as a “grievous and irremediable medical condition” for the purposes of MAiD. Bill C-218 will prevent MAID for mental illness alone.
When the Canadian government expanded the euthanasia law in March 2021 by passing Bill C-7, one of the expansions in the law permitted euthanasia for a mental illness alone. At that time the government approved euthanasia for mental illness alone with a two-year moratorium to give time to prepare.
After two delays, last year the government further delayed the implementation of euthanasia for mental illness alone until March 17, 2027.